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A woman and man sit closely on the ledge of a barred window. She holds his hand, and they gaze into each other’s eyes.

I Dream In Another Language Sueño en otro idioma

  Ernesto Contreras

  Mexico      2017    

Synopsis

Martín, a young linguist, travels into the jungles of Mexico in hopes of documenting Zikril, a language in peril. The language’s last two surviving speakers, Evaristo and Isauro, haven’t spoken to one another in over 50 years. As he attempts to reconcile the two in order to record their speech, Martín uncovers the heartbreaking history of their bitter feud.

 Spanish with subtitles 
  103 minutes

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Mon, Jul 14 @ 6:30pm CDT

at Chicago Cultural Center

Tickets will be available starting July 7 @ 10:00am.

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